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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Florida appeals against judge’s order to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

vehicles and trailers in a parking lot
An aerial view shows ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Ochopee, Florida, last month. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters

The state of Florida has appealed against a federal judge’s order that the harsh immigration jail in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must close within the next two months, a ruling that pumps the brakes on Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.

The Miami district court judge Kathleen Williams said state and federal authorities broke numerous environmental laws as they raced to build the tented facility at a disused airstrip in the fragile wetlands.

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